Latest News in Home Insurance – Jan 5, 2009
Police: 11-year-old boy injured in DC fire that killed 5 dies in … – Newsday
2 Jan 2009 at 3:46pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C. say an 11-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered in a house fire that killed five others on Thursday. Police spokesman Officer Kenny Bryson says the boy died Friday at a hospital. The boy’s name …
Site lists insurance premiums – Dallas Morning News
29 Dec 2008 at 1:25am
AUSTIN – Financially pressed homeowners unhappy with their insurance rates will find that while there are few bargains in the Dallas area, the premiums charged in their neighborhoods can vary widely depending on the company and the type of policy …
Site lets consumers shop for better rate on home, auto insurance – Dallas Mor…
29 Dec 2008 at 7:23am
AUSTIN – Financially pressed homeowners unhappy with their insurance rates will find that while there are few bargains in the Dallas area, the premiums charged in their neighborhoods can vary widely depending on the company and the type of policy …
Hands On Tiffin gathers health care input for Obama – Seneca County Advertise…
4 Jan 2009 at 10:32pm
What actions could improve the quality of health care while cutting its cost? How can more people obtain access to health care coverage? Can Americans do more to prevent illness and injury and avoid some health care expenses? A group of 19 people …
Financial planners predict housing recovery – yorkshirepost
5 Jan 2009 at 1:24am
Lawrence Scoffield is also about to add four staff to its 17 strong team – a financial adviser, general insurance adviser and two administrators. Neil Moles, the joint managing director, said: “We’ve seen steady growth in all areas and have a …
Shakeout in nonlife insurance sector seems unavoidable – Kyodo News
29 Dec 2008 at 2:29am
A realignment of Japan’s property and casualty insurance industry appears unavoidable as three major players have entered negotiations on integrating their managements, a deal that would create the nation’s largest nonlife insurer in terms of premium …
New insurance JVs jammed – Hindustan Times
27 Dec 2008 at 4:58pm
The financial crisis in the US and Europe has resulted in several prospective insurance entrants putting their plans to set up joint venture companies in India on the backburner as they consolidate their home businesses. Religare Enterprises, which …
Citrus Heights looks at changing work-at-home laws – Sacramento Bee
5 Jan 2009 at 12:55am
To help small businesses in the down economy, the city of Citrus Heights is considering amending its laws to allow people to work out of their homes. “Our feeling is that the big guys are getting the bailouts, but the little guy isn’t,” said …
A hard rain for Japan’s insurers – Financial Times
29 Dec 2008 at 11:12am
Calamities are a way of life for insurance companies, whether in the form of typhoons or pirates off the Somali coast. But for Japan’s non-life insurance companies, the combination of the financial crisis and the inexorable shrinking of their home …
Mitsui Sumitomo, Aioi, Nissay Said to Discuss Merger (Update3) – Bloomberg
29 Dec 2008 at 1:25am
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) — Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings Inc. , Aioi Insurance Co. and Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co. are in talks to create Japan’s largest non-life insurer, two people familiar with the negotiations said. The three …
